June1,2012

Congressman Adam Smith (WA-09), made the following statement today in celebration of LGBT Pride month, which is celebrated during the month of June:

“This June, we celebrate our lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender communities and recognize their resilience in the pursuit of complete equality under the law. This is an important time in the history of our country’s LGBT community. While we’ve made great strides toward full marriage equality, the awareness and protection of bullied teens, and aggressive prosecution of bias-based crimes, there is still much more to do to ensure every individual is granted equal and fair treatment within their community.

“The LGBT community’s pursuit of liberty reminds us that we all have a stake in protecting the equal rights and freedom of every person in our nation. While we celebrate our diversity this June, I hope we also take time to think about how we continue moving forward in making all parts of the American dream everyone’s reality.”